Environmental Research Aircraft and Sensor Technology (ERAST) program

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:collaboratedWith industry partners
universities
gptkbp:developedAircraft AeroVironment Centurion
AeroVironment Helios
AeroVironment Pathfinder
Aurora Perseus
General Atomics Altus
gptkbp:endDate 2003
gptkbp:focus high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:goal advance UAV technology
support environmental science missions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Environmental Research Aircraft and Sensor Technology (ERAST) program
gptkbp:location gptkb:Edwards_Air_Force_Base,_California
gptkbp:notableAchievement Pathfinder reached over 80,000 feet altitude
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:NASA_Dryden_Flight_Research_Center
gptkbp:purpose development of remotely piloted aircraft for environmental science
gptkbp:startDate 1994
gptkbp:status concluded
gptkbp:technologyDeveloped advanced sensors
solar-powered UAVs
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NASA_Pathfinder
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7